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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Equiano say that Biblical scholars have said about Africans?
(a) That they are evil.
(b) That they were created separately from Adam and Eve.
(c) That they are descended from Abraham.
(d) That they were created to be slaves.

2. How are Eboe children named?
(a) Every son is named after his father.
(b) The Embrenche name all the children.
(c) Based on something that happened around the time of their birth.
(d) A name is drawn from a hat.

3. What do the crew do to Equiano when he refuses to eat?
(a) Make him walk the plank.
(b) Beg him to eat.
(c) Ignore him.
(d) Beat him.

4. What punishment does Equiano get for accidentally killing an animal?
(a) He is forced to sleep with the animals.
(b) He is scolded.
(c) He is ordered to take care of all the animals for a month.
(d) He is grounded for a month.

5. How do Eboe people acquire slaves?
(a) Any boy who refuses to be circumcised is made a slave.
(b) Children who have darker skin than others are marked for slavery at birth.
(c) People sell their own children to be slaves.
(d) They take slaves from other groups thorugh war or trade.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Equiano say the Eboe punish adultery?

2. What is different about the second slave ship?

3. When Equiano is kidnapped, what do the kidnappers do to keep him quiet?

4. How does Equiano explain the difference in skin color between Europeans and Africans?

5. Which of the following does Equiano say helps prove that Africans are related to Europeans?

(see the answer key)

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